Bills
vs.
Patriots
Week 4
Free Pick
10/2/16
The Buffalo Bills are marching into Foxboro this weekend to face the undefeated New England Patriots. The Patriots are hosting a desperate Rex Ryan Bills team that is coming off a victory against a talented Arizona Cardinals.
The Bills are going to have to be aggressive on defense this week to have a chance to upset the undefeated Patriots. It is a mystery who will start at QB for the Patriots, but in the Belichick era, no head coach has ever Game planned better than him.
The Bills will have to find ways to pressure whichever Patriots QB starts this week into making mistakes. The Bills are sUSCeptible to the pass and are giving up an average of 306 yards per Game through the air.
The Bills are a week removed from firing former OC Greg Roman and the offense has responded well, but the passing Game is still not producing at the level needed to compete for the division just yet. The Bills offense is averaging a meager 179 yards through the air this season. QB Tyrod Taylor is known as a dual threat quarterback who can beat you with his legs. He finally showcased his rushing ability against the Arizona Cardinals by rushing for 76 yards on 9 attempts. The Bills will need a great Game from Tyrod Taylor to have a chance to beat the Pats this week.
The New England Patriots are winning Games with their 2nd and 3rd string quarterbacks by building Game plans around each quarterback’s strengths and playing lights out on defense. The Patriots are winning Games without future Hall of Famer Tom Brady and it looks like Tom Brady might return to the field in week 5 with an undefeated Patriots team which is something most critics did not foresee.
The Patriots are giving up only 15 points per Game this season and they are scoring an average of 27 points per Game. The Patriots are also 1st in the league in rushing yards, averaging 150.7 yards per Game this season. This is one of the main reasons both young Patriots QBs, GAroppolo and Brissett have been successful.
The Patriots are also winning without a healthy Gronk on the field. Last week was his first week back from injury and he was used more as a decoy than a playmaker.
As of this writing, the only sportsbook with a line posted on this Game is betonline and their number is New England -4.5.
Rex Ryan temporarily off the hot seat after last weeks win but you can be sure Bill Belichick would love nothing more than to place ol Rex right back on it. We see no reason why that won’t happen. Pats -4.5